SS SPECIAL COMPETITION PARTICIPATION TROPHY

Bronze statuette, 10 in. tall on a 2.5 in. black marble base (12.5 in. tall overall), depicting a male figure firing an arrow skyward. The base bears a bronze plaque with the legend: 'Ehrenpreis SS-Sonderwettbewerb 1938' ('Honorary Prize SS Special Competition 1938'), flanked by two stylized national eagles. The base of the bronze figure bears the signature 'Aug. Bischof'. The piece is based on the sculpture 'Der Bogenschutze' ('The Archer'), by August Bischoff; it is likely that the elimination of the final 'F' in this example is the result of a casting error. The plaque is missing one of four securing pins, and the left arm of the figure shows a casting flaw or possible repair, else very good.